Chapter 4- Secrets

A/N: Things in or ---- ---- are song lyrics. Oh, and this is another fluffy Takari chapter!

*digital world*

Gennai knew he had to tell Kari and Tk. He got online and tried to send an instant message to them, but to no success. A message popped up that said, "Sorry but the following message was not received due to electrical failure."

"Great! There is no way to get in touch with them if the whole city is in a black out," he said, looking at weather reports for Japan.

'That must be some storm. I'll just have to wait till the storm is over. I only hope it won't be too late,' he thought.

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*back at the Kamiya Apartment*

Tk couldn't stop thinking about Kari and her singing. Even the warm refreshing water of the shower couldn't help him. 'God, the way she sang that...it was amazing. I know that something is wrong, and I have to figure out what it is. I don't care what if takes or how long, I have to know.'

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Kari laid there with her eyes close. She wasn't even aware that she had started singing.

I don't want you to give it all up And leave your own life collecting dust And I don't want you to feel sorry for me You never gave us a chance to be And I don't need you to be by my side To tell me that everything's alright I just wanted you to tell me the truth You know I'd do that for you -------

Tk abruptly stopped his thoughts when he heard her singing again. He was done with his shower, so he got out and dried off. Wrapping the towel around his waste, he looked through the cabinets for a portable CD player. He found one in the very back of the last cabinet. He checked to see if it had batteries. It did. It had a CD in it too. He pressed play, and turned up the volume, hoping not to hear her singing. ----Well in case you failed to notice, In case you failed to see, This is my heart bleeding before you, This is me down on my knees, These foolish games are tearing me apart, your thoughtless words, are breaking my heart, You're breaking my heart---

Tk turned off the music. He couldn't believe how much it reminded him of Kari. He got dressed in a pair of black net gym pants. "Damn, I should have left a shirt here too. Oh well." He started to put the Cd player and things away.

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Kari had stoped singing the song once she heard the song Tk had been playing in the bathroom. It sounded just like how she felt!! It was truly amazing! 'I can't believe how well that song depicted how I feel,' she thought. She was brought out of her thoughts when Tk entered the room. "Hey, how was your shower?" she asked, as her eyes lowered to his bare chest.

"It was fine, I guess," he said, sitting down next to her.

"Hey Kari, can I ask you something?" he said, choosing his words carefully.

"Uh, sure. What is it?" she asked.

"Kari, something's wrong with you. I know there is. I can see it in your eyes. I can tell it's there when you sing. I heard you sing. The emotion, the depth that went into that song, somethings wrong. Tell me, Kari. Don't keep it to yourself," he said, softly.

Kari buried her head in his chest, and started sobbing. Tk rubbed her back and whispered softly in her ear, " There, There. It's alright. You can tell me, Kari."

Kari nodded and lifted her head away from his chest. She snuggled up against Tk as he encircled his arms around her.

"It's nothing really. Just a fight I had with.Dillon.." she murmured.

Tk became a bit angry. "What did he do to u, Kari?"

"Never mind. It doesn't matter," she said, quickly.

"It does matter! What did that jerk do to you? I know he dumped u, but I can tell this goes way past that. Kari, you can tell me," he said, holding her closer, as she started to cry. (A/N: I was gonna put Davis not Dillon but I didn't want to upset some ppl, so I put a new name into the story. Okay, back to the story)

"It..it.it...all *sniff* happened so ..so...fast," she sobbed.

"It's okay Kari, u can tell me."

She nodded and continued. "We were walking home from the movies...and..and..he said that I was really pretty and started giving me all these compliments. First, he seemed alittle odd. Then the next thing I knew, he was trying to feel me up. He...he...he tried...to..have...sex...with me," she exclaimed, crying uncontrollably.

Tk was furious at Dillon! 'How dare he mess with Kari like that!'

Kari saw the look on Tk's face. She misinterpreted it.

"Oh god, I'm so sorry. Now you're mad at me. Please don't be! I know, it's all me fault," she cried.

Tk was shocked. "No, no, kari, I'm not mad at you. God, I could never be mad at you for something like that. No sweetie, it's not your fault," he said, gently cradling her. Kari put her arms around his neck and buried her head in the crook of his neck. She couldn't stop crying.

Tk tried his best to calm her.

"The whole time it was happening, I was praying that you would save me from him," she said, holding him tighter.

Tk didn't know what to say. "God, Kari, if I had known he was like that or that would do something like that to you, I would have Kari. I wish I could have been there. You have to know that I would do anything for you Kari," he said.

"I know Tk, I know. You're me protector," she murmured through sobs.

"You got that right, and the next time I see him, I'm gonna kill him, I swear it. No one messes with my best girl like that," he said through clenched teeth.

Kari's heart melted at the words 'my best girl.' "I'm your best girl, Tk?"

"Ofcourse," he said.

"Good," she whispered.

Tk noticed that her breathing had slowed. He looked down and saw that her eyes were closed. He gently got up and laid her down on the couch, putting a blanket over her.

"Sleep well, my angel," he whispered, bending down and kissing her on the forehead.

He was about to walk away when the building began to shake, only this time more violently. Kari bolted up. Tk stumbled over to her and wrapped his arms around her. A siren went off someone and a crash echoed through the apartment.

"Nooooooo," Kari screamed, looking out the window. "This can't be happening."

TBC

What did kari see happening outside the window? What's going on? To find out you'll have to read the next chapter.

A/N: please don't flame me! PLEASE!

The song kari was singing was "Running Away" by Hoobastank and the one Tk was listening to was "Foolish Games" by Jewel.